Attachment A

Amtrak On-Time Performance for FY 2010
Year-to-Date Totals through May

Vv Test 2:
Indicates Test 1: Constant or
both Higher Percent On Time Better Effective
ti YTD - May 2010 vs. YTD - May 2009 Speed
fests %
were % Variance
met for Change | Proposed from Change in MPH
orp FY10 % from Target for FY10 from October 2007
Progress | On Time FyY09 FY10 Target Baseline
Northeast Corridor Service (Goal proposed for FY 2012: 95%)
Acela 81.7% (5.3%) 92.1% | (10.4%) (1.2)
Regional Service 75.3% 1.1% 88.2% (12.8%) (14)

Other Corridor Service:

'S (Goal proposed for F¥ 2012: 90%. Minimum target proposed for FY 2010: 80%)

Adirondack v 63.6% 0.8% 80.0% | (16.4%) 22
Blue Water v 69.8% 19.9% 80.0% | (10.2%) 24
Capitols 92.0% (0.1%) 83.8% 8.2% 1.6
Carolinian 51.2% | (11.9%) | 80.0% | (28.8%) 18
Cascades v 71.2% 0.5% 80.0% (8.8%) 0.8
Downeaster 75.6% 4.3% 85.2% (9.6%) (0.7)
Empire Service 86.9% 3.1% 82.7% 4.2% (0.9)
Ethan Allen Express 76.3% 19.0% 80.0% | (3.7%) (0.5)
Heartland Flyer v 86.6% 6.3% 80.0% 6.6% 5.0
Hiawatha 90.1% 3.3% 89.7% 0.4% (0.1)
Hoosier State v 16.5% 22.1% 80.0% | (3.5%) 1.8
Stini 57.8% (4.0%) 81.6% _| (23.8%) (0.4)
Illinois Zephyr v 93.1% 1.6% 80.1% 13.0% 2.0
Keystone 86.7% (1.7%) 88.1% (1.4%) (0.2)
Lincoln Service v 76.8% WALA 80.0% (3.2%) 2.3
Maple Leaf v 75.5% 13.6% 80.0% (4.5%) L7
Missouri Services v 92.5% 28.1% 80.0% 12.5% 70
Pacific Surfliner 79.4% (4.0%) 83.9% (4.5%) 0.1
Pennsylvanian 90.5% (6.0%) 82.6% 7.9% 0.6
Pere Marquette v 59.5% 23.6% 80.0% (20.5%) 2.6
Piedmont 81.3% 71% 83.7% | (2.5%) (0.9)
San Joaquins v 90.4% 1.2% 81.2% 9.2% 2.0
Vermonter 84.8% (2.9%) 80.0% 4.8% 0.1
Woiverines v 68.7% 23.1% 80.0% (11.3%) 2.2
Long Distance Trains (Goat proposed for FY 2012: 85%. Minimum target proposed for FY 2010: 72.5%)
Auto Train 87.7% _|_ (3.5%) 75.8% 11.9% 1.3
California Zephyr v 62.6% 3.8% 72.5% (9.9%) 4.8
Capitol Limited v 73.8% 6.1% 72.5%. 1.3% 3.1
Cardinal v 61.5% 12.3% 72.5% _| (11.0%) 0.2
City of New Orleans 81.5% (2.1%) 85.0% (3.5%) (0.1)
Coast Starlight v 89.9% 10.5% 72.5% 17.4% 2.1
Crescent 76.1% (10.1%) 72.5% 3.6% 0.7
Empire Builder 80.2% (3.6%) 80.4% (0.1%) 0.0
Lake Shore Limited v 81.7% 6.2% 72.5% 9.2% 4.0
Palmetto 67.4% (3.6%) 72.5% _| (5.1%) 37
Silver Meteor 74.3% (0.3%) 72.5% 1.8% 16
Silver Star v 79.2% 12.3% 72.5% 6.1% 16
Southwest Chief 85.6% (0.8%) 75.1% 10.5% 0.7
Sunset Limited v 89.4% 14.8% 72.5% 16.9% 3.9
Texas Eagle v 69.8% 1.6% 72.5% | (2.1%) 19



U.S. Department Administrator 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

of Transportation Washington, DC 20590

Federal Railroad
Administration

The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye
Chairman

Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Section 154 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117) requires the Federal Railroad
Administrator to “submit a quarterly report on April 1, 2010, and quarterly reports
thereafter, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing the
Administrator's efforts at improving the on-time performance of Amtrak intercity rail
service operating on non-Amtrak owned property. Such reports shall compare the most
recent actual on-time performance data to pre-established on-time performance goals that
the Administrator shall set for each rail service, identified by route. Such reports shall
also include whatever other information and data regarding the on-time performance of
Amtrak trains the Administrator deems to be appropriate.”

I am pleased to submit the report in accordance with this requirement. I hope that the
information contained in the enclosed report will assist the Committee in its work.

Identical letters have been sent to the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on
Appropriations, and to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on
Appropriations.

Sincerely,

Joseph C. Szabo

Enclosures


July 1, 2010

July 2010 Report on Amtrak On-Time Performance
Submitted by the Federal Railroad Administrator
Under Section 154 of Pub. L. 111-117

This report includes two sections: (1) an update on recent Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) efforts to catalyze improvements in Amtrak’s on-time performance (OTP); and (2) in
keeping with the FRA’s April 1, 2010 OTP report, an update on Amtrak OTP results and
performance against FRA-established goals.

(1) OTP Improvement Highlights through May Fiscal Year 2010

Southeast Corridor: FRA, which required Amtrak to develop a Southeast (I-95) Corridor
Performance Improvement Plan as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Grant Agreement between
the FRA and Amtrak, has selected the Commonwealth of Virginia to receive a $74.8 million
High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) grant to improve capacity and service reliability
along the I-95 Corridor. The centerpiece of this project will be the construction of 11.4 miles of
third track on the Southeast Corridor between Arkendale and Powell’s Creek, VA.

While Virginia is currently working with FRA to finalize the HSIPR grant agreement, Amtrak in
FY 2010 continues to experience mixed OTP results with its trains on the Southeast Corridor.
The Auto Train, which had the highest endpoint OTP among Amtrak’s long-distance trains in FY
2009, had an OTP of 87.7 percent in FY 2010 through May, which is 3.5 percentage-points
lower than the previous year, but is still among the top third of the long-distance trains in terms
of on-time arrivals. The Palmetto and Carolinian have also experienced year-over-year declines
in their endpoint OTP through May FY 2010 (decreases of 3.6 and 11.9 percentage points
respectively), while the OTP for the Silver Meteor has remained virtually the same. However,
the percent of on-time arrivals was just under 80 percent for the Silver Star, which is a 12.3
percentage-point improvement over the previous year.

Chicago-St. Louis Corridor: The Union Pacific (UP) Railroad and Amtrak continue to advance
the Performance Improvement Plan for the UP’s portion of the Chicago — St. Louis corridor.
The focus on the corridor has contributed to significant OTP improvements for Amtrak trains.
For example, the endpoint OTP for the Chicago — St. Louis Lincoln Service was 76.8 percent in
FY 2010 through May, which year-over-year, is a 7.1 percentage-point improvement. These
improvements have stemmed from reductions in slow orders, dispatching improvements, and
Amtrak operational improvements. This corridor was also selected to receive funding under the
HSIPR program for investments that will improve train speeds and capacity.

Other Recent OTP Developments: Other routes with Performance Improvements Plans under
development are also to receive capacity improvement projects through the HSIPR program.
These capacity investments are to occur on the California Zephyr’s route, the Adirondack’s route
and between Chicago, IL and Porter, IN (which is traversed by the Capitol Limited, Lake Shore
Limited, and the trains serving Michigan). These projects are expected to improve the reliability
of passenger rail service upon completion.


With the May 12, 2010 publication of the Section 207 Metrics and Standards under the
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) (available on FRA’s webpage
at: http://www.fra.dot.gov/Pages/2165.shtml), Amtrak anticipates renewed efforts going forward
between Amtrak and host freight railroads in advancing existing Performance Improvement Plans
and implementing additional Performance Improvement Plans on new routes.

(2) Goals and Route Performance

Attachment A contains updated OTP statistics for all Amtrak routes for FY 2010 through May.
As the attachment illustrates, approximately half of the routes (20) have had improvements in
OTP (in terms of both improved percent on-time and no decrease in effective speed) through
May 2010. Of those routes experiencing OTP improvement, a total of nine (four corridor-type
and five long-distance trains) are meeting, or are surpassing, their FRA-defined OTP target for
FY 2010.

The on-time performance across the entire Amtrak system through May FY 2010 was 80.9
percent, a one percentage-point increase over the previous year. Amtrak’s short distance routes
outside the Northeast Corridor (i.e. “Other Corridor Services”) experienced a 2.6 percentage-
point increase year-over-year (for an average endpoint OTP of 82.7 percent) while the long-
distance trains experienced a 3.5 percentage-point increase over the previous year (for an average
endpoint OTP of 78 percent). Further highlighting the extent of these fiscal year improvements,
compared to the previous year, approximately one-quarter of Amtrak’s routes have had endpoint
OTP increases of ten percentage-points or greater.

Considerable momentum for improving Amtrak’s OTP was achieved in FY 2009 and notable
OTP improvements continue to be made across the Amtrak system in FY 2010. This momentum
can only be helped by further cooperation between Amtrak and the freight railroads, the
implementation of the published PRITA Section 207 Metrics and Standards, and the
implementation of recently selected State-sponsored investments under the FRA’s ongoing
HSIPR program.